Exhibit openings at both The Arts Council and The University of Alabama Galleries in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center take place on First Fridays from 5-8 pm and are free and open to the public.
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620 Greensboro Ave.Tuscaloosa, Alabama, AL 35401 Phone: (205) 758-5195
Website: cac.tuscarts.org
Email: [email protected]
Hours: First Friday 5-7 p.m.
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Gallery Details
The Arts Council Gallery and The University of Alabama Gallery
Arts Council Gallery and UA Gallery hours weekdays 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Arts Council Gallery
First Friday: June 2, 2023
"Recent Works: A Collection by Michael Hand"
The Arts Council of Tuscaloosa will host an exhibit of art by Michael Hand in The Arts Council Gallery at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center. “Recent Works: A Collection by Michael Hand” will be on display June 2-July 27, 2023. The exhibit will open during the First Friday Art Walk on June 2 at 5 p.m. The display will be comprised of works in a variety of media, primarily paintings on canvas, but also ceramics and multi-media three-dimensional pieces.
For more information about his work, visit his website at https://www.michaelhandart.com/.
The University of Alabama Gallery
First Friday: June 2, 2023 from 5-7 p.m.
"Tony Sturgis: Pulse & Color"
The University of Alabama Gallery is proud to present its summer exhibition, Tony Sturgis – Pulse & Color, June 2 – July 28, 2023. There will be a reception for the artist during Tuscaloosa’s First Friday Art Walk, June 2, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Selected from recent mixed media paintings, Pulse & Color will be Sturgis’ first solo exhibition in Tuscaloosa. Gallery director Daniel White said that Sturgis incorporates references to artists of the Modernist era in his abstract work, including Robert Rauschenberg, Jim Dine and Richard Diebenkorn.
Tony Sturgis holds a BFA in studio art from the University of Montevallo and works full-time as a Lieutenant Firefighter Paramedic with Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue. He is represented by Beverly McNeil Gallery in Birmingham, Alabama.